"As county administrators, we share a common interest to promote positive change in our organizations and communities. We do this by communicating, networking, assisting each other and promoting our profession, thus exemplifying our passion for public service."

Does your County utilize a Utility Access Permit to establish recourse for County should the utility entity not compete road repair to county roads, etc.? would you please forward to Alamosa County for review. ”

Barry Shioshita

Alamosa County Administrator

I am attempting to see if there is a consensus as to the level of priority that should be afforded to network security in information systems / technology organizations. Further, what level of effort is appropriate to what level of an IT employee? Thank you

Dale Hancock

Director General Services Agencies

What is your County's current Personnel Policy sets forth the calculations of and annual carryforward of Vacation and Sick Leave hours/days including whether any

percentage of sick leave is paid upon retirement?

Jo Dorenkamp

PROWERS COUNTY

County Administrator

11/30/09 – NOMINATION DEADLINE UNITED WE SERVE AWARD

The Denver Federal Executive Board established this new award program to recognize exemplary volunteer and community service by government employees in Colorado. We are the first state in the nation to honor government employees’ contributions to their communities through the White House United We Serve initiative and have invited President Obama (his attendance is unconfirmed) to present the award at the 18th Annual MLK Unity Training on January 21, 2010.

The Denver Federal Executive Board is proud to be working with the Corporation for National and Community Service, Governor’s Commission on Community Service, Colorado Counties, and the Colorado Municipal League to recognize four outstanding government employees within the State of Colorado. Nominations are open to government employees at the city, county, state and Federal levels.

Download Nomination Form

For more information contact Gay Page, gpage@denver.feb.gov, 303 202 4588.

The ACCA Board of Directors is currently soliciting nominations for President and Vice-President for two year terms of office commencing in 2010. Election of officers will take place during the ACCA annual meeting at the CCI winter conference in Colorado Springs. Hilary Fletcher of Pitkin County is our current President and Sheryl Decker of Teller County is Vice President. The duties of the Chairman include the following: monitoring the ACCA budget and requesting annual financial statements from CCI; coordinating conference planning for the CCI conferences; attending ACCA district meetings; responding to inquiries from peers; promoting the profession and ACCA membership and presiding over the ACCA annual meeting and ACCA roundtables during CCI conferences. The Vice-President assists the President in his/her duties.

Please send nominations to ACCA Board member Susan Hansen at shansen@deltacounty.com no later than Monday, November 23, 2009. Please send the nominee’s full name, employer, position and contact information. It would be helpful before you submit an individual’s name if you would confirm with the nominee that he/she is willing to accept the nomination.

CARSE Member of The Year Nominations

The Colorado Association of Road Supervisors and Engineers, CARSE,is currently soliciting nominations for the CARSE Member of the Year Award.. Typically these are sent to each counties BoCC but sometimes these packets are not seen by staff. If you know of a member of CARSE in your organization that you or your board would like to nominate, please submit nominations to Jim Davis, La Plata County Public Works Director. davisja@co.laplata.co.us Nomination Form